Words You Can't Recall
Once you make a vow,
as a token of promise
from it you kowtow.
Once you make a fib,
as a token of fiction
from it you ad-lib.
Once you make a claim,
as a token of demand
from it you enframe.
Once you make a slip,
as a token of blunder
from it you flop-flip.
Once you make a slur,
as a token of insult
from it you demur.
Once you make a call,
as a token of your word
from it you free-fall.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AXA BXB CXC DED EXE FXF |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 371 |
Words | 85 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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